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Fault Detection and Diagnostics for Rooftop Air Conditioners

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Figure 4.8 Output of three steady-state detectors on T hg measurement (Breuker,1997)<br />

Finding the right <strong>for</strong>getting factor is important in tuning the exponentially weighted<br />

variance method <strong>for</strong> a particular application. As the <strong>for</strong>getting factor increases, the<br />

response of the steady-state detector becomes more stable <strong>and</strong> more sluggish. It appears<br />

that a <strong>for</strong>getting factor range of 0.6 - 0.8 provides reasonably quick response without<br />

introducing too much short-term noise.<br />

Figure 4.9 shows transient data <strong>and</strong> output of a steady-state detector during August 21 to<br />

24 <strong>for</strong> the Purdue field site. An exponentially weighted steady-state detector with a<br />

<strong>for</strong>getting factor of 0.7 was used. The zero values of the detector output mean the system<br />

was not considered to be at steady state. The steady-state detector appears to work well.<br />

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